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Pesticides: new default values proposed for dermal absorption

EFSA has published new guidance on dermal absorption of plant protection products (PPPs). The guidance proposes default values to be used in the absence of experimental data for the risk assessment of active substances used in PPPs. The document,...

3 July 2017

Pesticides and protected crops – EFSA consults on risk assessment guidance

EFSA has launched a public consultation on draft guidance on how to carry out environmental risk assessments of plant protection products emitted from protected crops – those grown in...

Pesticides

4 June 2013
EFSA assesses risks to bees from fipronil

The insecticide fipronil poses a high acute risk to honeybees when used as a seed treatment for maize, EFSA has concluded in a report requested by the European Commission. EFSA was...

Pesticides

27 May 2013
Experts gather to debate risk assessment and bees

International experts on bee health are gathering in Parma, Italy, this week to debate the most recent findings surrounding the risk assessment of multiple stressors in bees. Following...

Pesticides

16 May 2013
EFSA clarifies neonicotinoid conclusions in light of new data

EFSA has made minor adjustments to its recent assessment of the risks to bees from pesticides containing the neonicotinoid active substance thiamethoxam. The changes, which follow...

Pesticides

14 March 2013
Letter to DG Sanco on EFSA Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticides risk assessment for bees for the active substance thiamethoxam

Letter to DG Sanco on EFSA Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticides risk assessment for bees for the active substance thiamethoxam(72.87 KB)

Corporate, Pesticides

14 March 2013
Residue compliance rates remain high, annual pesticide report finds

The latest available Europe-wide testing programme of pesticides in food has found that over 97% of samples contained residue levels that fall within permissible limits, said the...

Pesticides

12 March 2013
EFSA launches second consultation on bees and pesticides

EFSA has launched a second round of public consultation on its draft Guidance on the Risk Assessment of Plant Protection Products on Bees. The latest consultation is being carried out...

Pesticides

15 February 2013
EFSA identifies risks to bees from neonicotinoids

EFSA scientists have identified a number of risks posed to bees by three neonicotinoid insecticides[1]. The Authority was asked by the European Commission to assess the risks...

Pesticides

16 January 2013
Pesticides and aquatic organisms – EFSA consults on risk assessment guidance

EFSA has launched a public consultation on its revised draft guidance document for assessing the risk to aquatic organisms from plant protection products. The guidance outlines a...

Pesticides

14 December 2012

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